Transparency code

In 2015 the government published a Transparency Code[1] which applies to parish councils such as Waterbeach who have a gross annual income or expenditure exceeding £200,000. We list below items in the code and provide links to the information where it is currently available on our website.

  1. all items of expenditure above £500 (details of all payments can be found in the monthly lists of payments/receipts submitted to the Council meetings[2])
  2. end of year accounts[3]
  3. annual governance and accounting return (all information about the AGAR return to the external auditor can be found at here[4]
  4. internal audit report (see above).
  5. list of councillor or member responsibilities[5]
  6. Land and Building Assets[6]
  7. Minutes, agendas and meeting papers of formal meetings[7]
  8. Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations[8][8]

[1] http://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/408386/150227_PUBLICATION_Final_LGTC_2015.pdf
[2] http://www.waterbeach.org.uk/opus/opus178.html?subdir=/Accounts/Council
[3] http://www.waterbeach.org.uk/opus/php/wbpc/Documents//Financial%20Information/Accounts%202019-2020/Detailed%20accounts%20FY2019-2020FC.pdf
[4] http://www.waterbeach.org.uk/opus/opus178.html?subdir=/Financial%20Information/Accounts%202019-2020
[5] https://www.waterbeach.org.uk/opus/opus1.html?printable=Y
[6] http://www.waterbeach.org.uk/opus/php/wbpc/Documents//Financial%20Information/WPC%20land%20and%20building%20asset%20list%20as%20at%20end%20Sept%202020.pdf
[7] https://www.waterbeach.org.uk/opus/opus175.html?printable=Y
[8] http://www.waterbeach.org.uk/opus/opus178.html?subdir=/Financial%20Information/Grants